Have you ever looked at JPG Magazine's Photo Challenges?  If you have artist's block, they might be a perfect afternoon adventure.  Uncertainty in my professional life (my second AmeriCorps year ends in August, and this time I'm going to get a real, civilian job) has led to stress and lack of motivation in my personal projects, which I think is par for the course for many people in situations like this.  My biggest ideas have gone to the back burner, and I can only assume my usual energy and lust for new challenges will resume once I secure a full-time job.

In the meantime, I know I can't just come home and play video games every night, so I've decided to do as many JPG Photo Challenges as I can.  Not only do they only encompass a short portion of an afternoon, they encourage me to try out new and silly techniques like camera tossing.

This afternoon I experimented with the Create-A-Filter challenge, with mixed results.  However, if you've never tried putting a thick nylon stocking over the lens of your DSLR, I highly recommend you do.